Over the weekend I dived into the book Throw Out Fifty Things - Clear the Clutter and Find Your Life by Gail Blanke. It is not so much about minimalism as it is about taking the beginning steps to decluttering. The idea is to have the concrete goal of getting rid of fifty things in all the main rooms of your house. Items of the same type count as one... so 5 pairs of shoes is only one item in your overall fifty. I started reading it on Saturday morning and by noon I was knee deep in … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
This Moment – Playing a Cardboard Guitar
Happy B-Day to my little guy. He is 5! … [Read more...]
BagUps – Bio Trash Bags
A personal goal for my family is to eventually have a "dry" garbage can that requires no liner or bag. You see the greenest way to address the plastic garbage bag issue is not to use one. Ideally we would compost all our wet stuff and only put dry stuff in the unlined can. There are a couple reasons why this just cannot be at the moment. First, our kids are still young enough to make lots of messes and a garbage can with no liner would be a nightmare. My youngest for instance has thrown soup or … [Read more...]
Radical Homemakers
I may be one of the last people to review this book but alas I was number #60 on my library lending list. Does that tell you it is good or what? Well, either good or controversial... perhaps both, but I "mostly" enjoyed it. The book is Radical Homemakers - Reclaiming Domesticity From a Consumer Culture by Shannon Hayes. It basically seeks to show how we all used to be homemakers (even the men) and how industrialization caused men to leaves homes for work and women to become the main homemakers. … [Read more...]
Eco Friendly and Sustainable Dollhouses
One of the latest trends in greener, more planet friendly toys is the surge of sustainable dollhouses on the market. One reason for this, I think, is because wood dollhouses already have a HUGE advantage over cheapy plastic ones... they are more attractive and more like a real home. It is rare that I see a plastic dollhouse that actually catches my eye these days and I can't say that for all plastic toys in general. But when it comes to doll houses and play kitchens... wood is far more … [Read more...]
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